user variable input

[toxicity61284]

Im trying to create a program that asks the user how many numbers they wish to input. then the program shall print out the 3 largest numbers from the list. so far i have gotten the program to ask for the numbers according to how many the user desires, but once the program prints the outcome, it only prints zeros. im not sure why.... if you would like my source to look over, please feel free to email me or message me...
wuwang84@hotmail.com
AIM- toxicity61284

thank you

[Red Baron]

plz post the source code (dont forget code tags! look at my sig on how to do this) and i'll try to help

[toxicity61284]

/*
import java.io.*;
public class Assignment4
{
public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException
{


BufferedReader input= new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.println("How many numbers do you have?>");
int n= Integer.parseInt(input.readLine());
int x=0;
int largest=0;
int second=0;
int third=0;
while(x<n)
{


System.out.println("Input number "+ (x+1) + ">");
int i = Integer.parseInt(input.readLine());
//i=largest;

//x+=1;
if(i>largest)
{
largest=second;
i=largest;
}
else if(i<largest)
{
//second=third;
//largest=second;
i=second;
}
if(i<second)
{
//third=second
i=third;
}
x+=1;
}

System.out.println(" the three largest numbers are: " + largest + "," + second + "," + third);


}
}
*/

[Red Baron]

very simple mistake, you were setting the assigning values to the variables improperly
such as "largest=second;"
this sets the value of variable second as the variable largest its suppose to be the other way around :) "second=largest"

import java.io.*;
public class Assignment4
{
      public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException
      {
            BufferedReader input= new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
            System.out.println("How many numbers do you have?>");
            int n = Integer.parseInt(input.readLine());
            int x=0;
            int largest=0;
            int second=0;
            int third=0;
            while(x<n)
            {
                  System.out.println("Input number "+ (x+1) + ">");
                  int i = Integer.parseInt(input.readLine());

                  if(i>largest) //changed here a bit
                  {
                        third=second;
                        second=largest;
                        largest=i;
                  }
                  else if(i>second) //changed here a bit
                  {
                        third=second;
                        second=i;
                  }
                  else if(i>third)  //changed here a bit
                  {
                        third=i;
                  }
                  x+=1;
            }
            System.out.println(" the three largest numbers are: " + largest + "," + second + "," + third);
      }
}